We get it, you're Cloud. But is your girlfriend Tifa or Aerith?
I am going to make the most serious post about this subject that anyone has ever made.
FInal Fantasy VII and indeed the world in general (America is totally implicated in this too), cultures throughout history, place some kind of value on having a girlfriend that elevates the status of young males. All kinds of reasoning is given, Cloud's Mom's ("You need someone to take care of you and keep you away from temptations in the big city") being one common one. There are scads upon scads of others, but the message is always clear: You *need* a girlfriend.
I would posit that it is not fair to tell someone that they *need* to do something, that they are 'not interested' (see what I did there) in. Moms want grandkids, so they come up with lots of excuses to tell their male children that they should settle down.
In addition, there is this idea that society won't think you are a 'real man' unless there is some woman in your life.
To come to the point: What if Cloud doesn't golly gosh darn WANT to go out on a date, Aerith? What if he doesn't WANT to reconnect with you, Tifa? What if he just likes keeping to himself, and doesn't fricking heck NEED ANYBODY ELSE?
It doesn't make for very compelling storytelling ("Today male protagonist hung out by himself in total silence") but I'm telling you, that in real life, lots of people are like that, and it's not fair to classify them as 'abnormal' for it.
